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Well-spotted: You dasherdly—dash–dash−dash-dash!

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Well-spotted

By Arlo Barnes

It is I, MOS:DASH! I have arrived to complicate your simplistic AI detector rules of thumb!

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• Alas, all my hopes and dreams of using dashes—something I wish to do often—have been dashed to pieces by AI; I can only hope that AI never starts using semicolons. ▰▱ Plural ▱▰ Talk 11:52, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

  Reported for WP:AITALK /s OhanaUnited^{Talk page} 16:50, 5 August 2026 (UTC)

  I wanna be reported too! *ahem* This comic marks a shift in the diverse array of AI content commentary, which highlights a key turning point in the evolving landscape of Wikipedia. (gosh, that was a pain) 7amiþ reform · solidarity · 💬 · 📊 04:46, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

  It's OK - you can all dash again now https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/07/30/ai-is-getting-better-at-writing-humans-must-get-better-at-editing Chidgk1 (talk) 07:30, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

  Who’s the gnome? Reminds me of Gnomingstuff, though possibly just a garden variety. Cheers, _{In solidarity} Wikipedian12512 (Talking is fine | contribs) 23:18, 11 September 2026 (UTC)

• Obviously I'm a dashing knight errant. kencf0618 (talk) 13:12, 2 August 2026 (UTC)
• This is clever. Was it inspired by Rainbow Dash? ↠Pine (✉) 19:51, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

  No, although pretending it's the horse talking does make it funnier. Arlo James Barnes (pro-∪nion) 07:08, 6 August 2026 (UTC)

• Quick, get him before he dashes away!!! Hahahaha, get it? Hahaha. HAHAHAHAHA. HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA Dragonhawk12 (talk) (Guestbook) (Wikicats) 04:49, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

  Good one, Kaichou! Mr. Komori (talk) 13:16, 10 August 2026 (UTC)
  

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